Konx Om Pax

64 KONX OM PAX these men, while yet unbalanced, seek to attain to unity with the great Tao. But for those whose intellect is purified and co-ordinated, for those whose bodies are in health, and whose passions are at once eager and controlled, it shall be lawful to choose their own way to the One Goal; wkielicet, identity with that great Tao which is above the antithesis of Yang and Yin.” Even Kwaw felt tired, and applied himself to saké-and-soda. Refreshed, he continued: “ The men who are willing by this means to become the saviours of their country shall be called the Synagogue of Satan, so as to keep themselves from the friendship of the fools who mistake names for things. There shall be masters of the Synagogue, but they shall never seek to dominate. They shall most carefully abstain from inducing any man to seek the Tao by any other way than that of equilibrium. They shall develop individual genius without considering whether in their opinion its fruition will tend to the good or evil of their country or of the world; for who are they to interfere with a soul whose balance has been crowned by the most holy Tao? “ The masters shall be great men among men; but among great men they shall be friends. “ Since equilibrium will have become perfect, a greater than Napoleon shall arise, and the peaceful shall rejoice thereat; a greater than Darwin, and the minister in his pulpit give open thanks to God. “ The instructed infidel shall no longer sneer at the church-goer, for he will have been compelled to go to church until he saw the good points as well as the bad; and the instructed devotee will no longer detest the blasphemer, because he will have laughed with Ingersoll and Saladin. I “Give the lion the heart of the lamb, and the lamb the force of the lion; and they will lie down in peace together." Kwaw ceased, and the heavy and regular breathing of Iuju assured him that his words had not been wasted; at last that restless and harried soul had found supreme repose.